HORNBILLS 



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rest of under parts white. Bill and casque red, with a 

 yellow band at the base. Length, 21 to 23 inches. 



The best known " up-country " species is the Bed-billed 

 Hornbill (L. erytlirorynchus), which has a grey head and is 



Fig. 101. — Nest hole of Crowned Hornbill. 

 (To show plastering up of entrance, with slit left through which 

 to feed imprisoned female.) 



dark brown above, with the wing feathers spotted with white 

 and the under parts white. It can easily be distinguished 

 from the foregoing species by the red beak being without 

 a casque. Length, 18 to 19 inches. 



